FOXTON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 286, 31 October 1933, Page 8

FOXTON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) FOXTON, Oct. 30. The recent frost devastated parts of the Manawatu district. Market gardeners have been heavy losers. In one instance near Foxton a gardener who anticipated supplying Wellington with green peas within the next few days lost ten acres of this crop over night. The plants are now rotting on the ground. Other gardeners have experienced similar losses and carriers arc being affected owing to loss of loads. Orchards have in some cases been almost stripped of young fruit by the frost. The official closing of the 1933 season of the Herrington Golf Club took place on Saturday, the weather being fine but windy. Owing to the bowling and tennis season having commenced, the attendance from visiting clubs was small. Friendly matches were indulged in, the best cards returned being Mes6i*s Stern (Shannon) and Wison (Herrington). After the afternoon tea adjournment the president) Mr W. Trueman) welcomed the visitors and mentioned the good fellowship that had always oxisted between the neighbouring clubs and trusted that it would go on during the years to come. In speaking of the progress made by the local club, he mentioned that the membership now consisted of 36 members and 43 associate members, an increase of four over the previous year. Reference was also made by the president to the illness of Mrs J. K. Hornblow and Miss G. Neylon, and he hoped that a speedy recovery would be made and that they would again bo able to indulge m golf next year. Saturday afternoon saw the commencement of the local cricket competitions. So far _ only four teams are participating m the eenioi competition, and they are hire Brigade Druids, Y.M.P. and Oroua Downs. The commencement of the junior competition is held over meantime. Druids and YM P met on Easton Park and Fire Brigade! 'with only 10 men, journeyed to Grona Downs. At the drawing of stumps Y iyi P were all out for 179 and Druids were' 2 wickets down for 9 runs. Fire Brigade were all out for the small total of 37 runs and Oroua Downs were b wickets down for 189. A feature of the Oroua Downs innings was the brilliant century by \ T Nichols who was still unbeaten at :L rfose of play. He was lucky, however, in that K. Hirini failed to hold a simple catch at mid-off when ho had about 9 lU “Young People’s Day” was observed at the local Presbyterian Church on Sunday. At the morning service the children took fn active part Miss Zena Praser reud portions of Scripture both the morning and evening services and .-eanme Fraser and Beverley Barron sang a duet, and Miss Joan Barron a solo at the evening service. Rev.' Mr Fothermgham conducted both services.